Gun butt locator

ABSTRACT

A gun butt locator comprises A. A RELATIVELY THIN PAD ADAPTED TO BE ATTACHED TO A SHOOTING JACKET WITH THE PAD ORIENTED GENERALLY UPRIGHT AND B. AN UPRIGHT GENERALLY U-shaped holder integrally carried by the pad so as to project at the front thereof to downwardly and rearwardly seat a generally vertical gun butt with the butt rear face engaging the pad and the butt lower portion seated in the holder.

United States Patent [191 Davis [54] GUN BUTT LOCATOR [76] inventor:Marvin A. Davis, 66 Ocean View, Apt. 33, Santa Barbara, Calif. 93103[22] Filed: March 4, 1971 [21] App1.No.: 121,057

[52] US. Cl ..2/94 [51] Int. Cl. ..A41d 1/00 [58] Field of Search..2/94, 93, 2, 2.5, 267

[56] References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 1,519,123 12/1924 Edwards..2/94 2,948,899 8/1960 Allen ..2/94

[ l Jan. 9, 1973 2,635,246 4/1953 Olson ..2/94

Primary Examiner-Patrick D. Lawson Attorney-White, Haefliger and Bachand[57] 1 ABSTRACT A gun butt locator comprises a. a relatively thin padadapted to be attached to a shooting jacket with the pad orientedgenerally upright and b. an upright generally U-shaped holder integrallycarried by the pad so as to project at the front thereof to downwardlyand rearwardly seat a generally vertical gun butt with the butt rearface engaging the pad and the butt lower portion seated in the holder.

8 Claims, 3 Drawing Figures PATENTEDJAN 9 I973 3,708,801

INVENTO/Q Mama/v 2. DA W6 GUN BUTT LOCATOR BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTIONThis invention relates generally to shooting equipment, and morespecifically apparatus for locating the stock ofa rifle or shotgunduring shooting.

During contest shooting it is often necessary for the marksman to bringthe stock of his gun or rifle into position adjacent his shoulder asrapidly as possible, in order that required shooting accuracy may berealized. This is also true in the field, where a hunter may wish tosuddenly raise the gun-stock to correct shooting position in order tohave sufficient opportunity to shoot very briefly appearing game orfowl. Further, there is a need for very simple and easily usable meansfor repeatedly positioning the stock of a gun or rifle at the samelocation adjacent the shoulder, to enhance shooting consistency andaccuracy. In this regard, I am aware of no device which embodies thecombination of unusually advantageous features of construction, modes ofoperation and results afforded by the present gun butt locator.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is a major object of the invention toprovide a gun butt locator characterized as fulfilling the above needs,and further as embodying unusually advantageous features ofconstruction, mode of use and results as referred to above, and as willappear.

Basically, the locator comprises a relatively thin pad adapted to beattached to a marksman s shooting jacket with the pad oriented ingenerally upright position; and, an upright, generally U-shaped holderintegrally carried by the pad so as to project at the pad front todownwardly and rearwardly seat a generally vertical gun butt, with thebutt rear face engaging the pad and the butt lower portion saddled orseated in the holder. As will appear, the holder and pad may consist ofleather or molded plastic material, and may be of easily manufacturedone-piece construction. Also, the holder arms and lower portion projectforwardly from the pad between one-fourth and three-fourths inch, forbest results, as will be described.

Additionally, the pad may be bonded to the shooters jacket and a cushionmay be located at the inner side of the jacket, opposite the pad, to aidin cushioning the reaction impact transmitted during shooting.

These and other objects and advantages of the invention, as well as thedetails of an illustrative embodiment, will be more fully understoodfrom the following description and drawings in which:

DRAWING DESCRIPTION FIG. 1 is a side elevation showing use of the gunbutt locator;

FIG. 2 is a perspective showing of the gun butt locator; and

FIG. 3 is a section through a modified locator.

In the drawings, the locator 10 is shown to include a relatively thin,pliant pad 11 adapted to be attached to the front side of a shootersjacket 12, with the pad oriented generally upright. In this regard, thepad may for example consist ofa leather, rubber or plastic sheet, andits back side may be easily bonded at 13 to the jacket fabric.Alternatively, the attachment may be by suitable stitching to the jacketproximate the pad periphery.

The locator 10 also includes a one-piece, upright, generally U-shapedand stiff holder 14 affixed to or integral with the pad to project atthe'front side thereof. This orientation of the U-shaped holder readilyadapts it to easily seat and precisely locate a generally vertical gunbutt, seen at 15, with the rear face 15a of the gun butt engaging thepad extent 11a. The butt lower portion 15b is snugly saddled in theholder lower portion 14a, and the holder upright arms 14b block lateraldeflection of the gun butt. Accordingly, the shooters gun or rifle maybe quickly and precisely located at the butt end, for aiding andenhancing consistent and accurate shooting.

For a right-handed shooter, the pad 1] may be attached to the shootersjacket in the area between the right collar bone and shoulder. FIG. 1also shows the attachment or location of a cushion 17 at the inner sideof the jacket 12 opposite the locator, to cushion the impact of thereaction force transmission from the gun butt to the shooters body. Thatcushion may consist of a plastic sponge or sponge rubber body suitablybonded to the inner side ofjacket 12.

The holder 14 may for example consist of leather integrally attached tothe pad 11, or it may consist of rubber plastic of the same compositionas the pad, so that the pad and holder may be molded at the same time.FIG. 3 illustrates a cross-section taken through such an integral padand holder 18, the holder arms being joined at their outer sides withthe pad at curved fillet locations 19 for structural unity and offeringresistance to flexing. The inner walls 22 of the holders are straightand generally perpendicular to the pad extent 18b, to match the sides ofthe gun butt to be received therebetween.

Dimensionally, it is desirable that the holder base 14a and arms 14bproject forwardly from the pad by an amount between one-fourth andthree-fourths inches, over the major extent of the holder. More than itinch projection interferes unduly with rapid placement of the gun buttinto the holder, and less than A inch projection results in uncontrolledslippage of the gun butt from the holder. Note the upward taper of thelegs 14b in FIG. 1, which aids in placement of the gun stock into raisedposition in the holder, for subsequent dropping of the stock into seatedposition.

FIG. 2 showsthe holder spaced inwardly from the edges of the pad, whichare curved at 20 to match the holder curvature, so that the borderstitching (at 21-, for example) of the pad to ajack'et will be locatedat about the same distance from the holder, for strength and equalizedload distribution.

Iclaim:

I. A gun butt locator, comprising:

a. a relatively thin pad adapted to be attached to a shooting jacketwith the pad oriented generally upright and an upright generallyU-shaped holder integrally carried by the pad so as to project at thefront thereof to downwardly and rearwardly seat a generally vertical gunbutt with the butt rear face engaging the pad and the butt lower portionseated in the holder, c. the holder having generally upright legs whichtaper in an upright direction.

inner side of the jacket and opposite the locator pad.

7. The locator of claim 5 wherein the pad is bonded to that portion ofthe jacket which lies opposite the shooters chest.

8. The locator of claim 1 wherein the holder projects from the padbetween one-fourth and three-fourths inch over the major U-shaped extentof the holder.

1. A gun butt locator, comprising: a. a relatively thin pad adapted to be attached to a shooting jacket with the pad oriented generally upright and b. an upright generally U-shaped holder integrally carried by the pad so as to project at the front thereof to downwardly and rearwardly seat a generally vertical gun butt with the butt rear face engaging the pad and the butt lower portion seated in the holder, c. the holder having generally upright legs which taper in an upright direction.
 2. The locator of claim 1 wherein the pad and holder consist of leather.
 3. The locator of claim 1 wherein the pad and holder consist of molded plastic.
 4. The locator of claim 1 wherein the pad and holder are of one-piece construction.
 5. The locator of claim 1 including said jacket to which the pad is bonded to the outer side thereof.
 6. The locator of claim 5 including a cushion at the inner side of the jacket and opposite the locator pad.
 7. The locator of claim 5 wherein the pad is bonded to that portion of the jacket which lies opposite the shooter''s chest.
 8. The locator of claim 1 wherein the holder projects from the pad between one-fourth and three-fourths inch over the major U-shaped extent of the holder. 